Whalton

Whalton is a small village in Northumberland, England. The population at the 2001 census was 427, which increased to 474 by the 2011 Census. It hosts an annual Bale Fire on 4 July, the date on which midsummer's eve was celebrated before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar to England in 1752.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ogle Castle and Church of St Mary Magdalene.

Ogle Castle

Castle

Photo: Pat Pierpoint, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ogle Castle is a former fortified manor house at Ogle, near Whalton, Northumberland. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.

Church of St Mary Magdalene

Church

Photo: Hadrianus1959, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beresford Arms

Pub

Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beresford Arms is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belsay and Ogle.

Belsay

Village

Photo: Brian Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belsay is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The village is about 5 miles from Ponteland on the A696, which links the village with Newcastle upon Tyne and Jedburgh. Belsay is situated 2½ miles west of Whalton.

Ogle

Village

Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ogle is a village in and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whalton, Northumberland, England, north-west of Ponteland and south-west of Morpeth.

Bolam

Village

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bolam is a village in the civil parish of Belsay in the county of Northumberland, England. The village is about 20 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne, near Bolam West Houses. Bolam is situated 3½ miles northwest of Whalton.

Whalton

Type: Locality
Location: Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.1157° or 55° 6′ 57″ north

Longitude

-1.7799° or 1° 46′ 48″ west

Elevation

236 feet (72 metres)

Open location code

9C7W468C+72

GeoNames ID

7296770

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